Gülin Langbroek 11.1 THE MAN-MADE DISASTER: CHERNOBYL “It is one of histories ironies that the worst nuclear accident began as a test to improve safety.”‚ states Snell (1988). The Soviets wanted to find out how the Chernobyl power plant would cope with a sudden power loss‚ therefore the experiment tested how long a spinning turbine could provide electric power to certain systems in the plant. Like many accidents‚ the Chernobyl accident resulted from a combination of human error and weaknesses
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The most important cause of World War I is alliances because countries felt threatened by enemy countries. Alliances were when two or more countries joined together to help each other and back each other up. There were many reasons for why the countries were mad at each other. For example‚ Austria- Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and declared war on them. Germany backed up Austria- Hungary while Russia backed up Serbia. Document #3‚ by John T. McCutcheon
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It’s not uncommon to hear the term “a self-made man”. In what possible ways might this term be explained? How does Gatsby fit the definition? In what ways does he take it too literally? The term "self-made man" describes a person who was born poor or otherwise disadvantaged‚ but who achieved great economic success‚ a man who has risen from poverty or obscurity thanks to their own talents or energies and hard work rather than to any inherited fortune‚ high social position‚ family connections or other
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Esteban and Religion The story of The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World starts with a corpse washing up on shore of a small island village. Eventually villagers find the big bulky body of the corpse and take it on up to the village. While the men go and search nearby villages to ask if they are missing anyone‚ the women take over and begin to obsess about the corpse and even decide to give him a name‚ Esteban. This made the corpse more personal then it ever should be. They start to think that
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NATURAL DISASTER: A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. TYPES OF NATURAL DISASTERS: 1-EARTHQUAKES: An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth’s surface
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) creates and manages some of the most important economic policies in the world. Its current chairman‚ Janet Yellen is considered one of the most powerful people in the world because of the decisions she oversees. One of the biggest decisions that Federal Reserve has to make is what to do with the short-term interest rate. To comprehend that question one must look at the two factors that go into that decision. Those two factors are referred to as the dual mandate. So what
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STRUCTURE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY Outline of a Simple Input-Output Formulation* Nobel Memorial Lecture‚ December 11‚ 1973 by WA S S I L Y LE O N T I E F Harvard University‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ USA. I The world economy‚ like the economy of a single country‚ can be visualized as a system of interdependent processes. Each process‚ be it the manufacture of steel‚ the education of youth or the running of a family household‚ generates certain outputs and absorbs a specific combination of inputs
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errorism Devastating acts such as the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have left many concerned about the possibility of future incidents in the United States and their potential impact. These attacks have raised uncertainty about what might happen next. Terrorism may involve devastating acts using weapons of mass destruction ranging from chemical agents‚ biological hazards‚ a radiological or nuclear device‚ and other explosives. The primary objective of a terrorist
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operation‚ environmentalists are taking a step back‚ pointing out that the disaster was not simply a freak natural hazard but a result of unbridled development in the Land of the Gods. Hydropower projects For years‚ a booming tourist industry‚ made possible by thousands of illegally constructed guesthouses‚ has spawned massive hydroelectric power projects on the rivers‚ while other infrastructure development designed to accommodate
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1-3 sentences‚ please tell me what you believe to be the single most important point of this week’s reading and why you believe it to be the most important. The most important point of this weeks’ reading is how to make an effective oral and written presentation by using the Five S’s module. this can be done through making right strategy‚ structure and support your presentation by evidence and visual aids. This is the most important point because the effective presentation is considered as essential
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